Barry Humphries

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actor comedian drag performer human satirist writer

Barry Humphries was an Australian comedian, actor, and satirist best known for creating and portraying the flamboyant character Dame Edna Everage.

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → comedian → drag performer → human → satirist → writer →
awardReceived	Commander of the Order of the British Empire → Officer of the Order of Australia → Special Tony Award for a Live Theatrical Event →
birthName	John Barry Humphries →
burialPlace	Sydney →
causeOfDeath	complications from hip surgery →
child	Oscar Humphries → Tessa Humphries NERFINISHED →
citizenship	Australia →
countryOfBirth	Australia →
countryOfDeath	Australia →
dateOfBirth	1934-02-17 →
dateOfDeath	2023-04-22 →
educatedAt	Melbourne Grammar School → University of Melbourne →
familyName	Humphries →
fieldOfWork	comedy → film → satire → television → theatre →
gender	male →
genre	character comedy → satire →
givenName	Barry → John →
hasSignatureProp	Dame Edna's cat-eye glasses → gladioli (as Dame Edna) →
influencedBy	British music hall → surrealism →
languageSpoken	English →
name	Barry Humphries →
notableCharacterCreated	Dame Edna Everage → Sandy Stone → Sir Les Patterson →
notableTelevisionShow	Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch → The Dame Edna Experience →
notableWork	Dame Edna Everage → Sandy Stone → Sir Les Patterson →
occupation	actor → author → comedian → satirist → screenwriter → stage actor → television presenter → voice actor →
placeOfBirth	Melbourne →
placeOfDeath	Sydney →
religion	agnosticism →
residence	London → Sydney →
spouse	Brenda Wright → Diane Millstead NERFINISHED → Lizzie Spender → Rosalind Tong →
voiceRole	Bruce in Finding Nemo →
workedIn	Australia → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Melbourne International Comedy Festival →	foundedBy
Barry Humphries →	name
Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film) →	starredActor